Erected by the citizens and school children of Bay Ridge and Fort Hamilton
September 28th 1899
In honor of the home-coming of Admiral George Dewey U.S.N.
After his victory in Manila Bay May 1st 1898
Executive Committee
F.C Cocheu · R.J. . . . — — Map (db m127008) HM WM
At the time of the American Revolution, travelers from Long Island boarded a ferry that took them across the Narrows to Staten Island near this point. In the summer of 1776, a British fleet commanded by Admiral Lord Richard Howe sailed up through . . . — — Map (db m30752) HM
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new . . . — — Map (db m31009) HM
The Freedom Tree
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
Maj Donald Cook
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m108744) WM
The Freedom Tree
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
Richard Cocheo
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m108745) WM
The Freedom Tree
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
S.Sgt. John Allen Payne
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m108746) WM
This Greenstreet located at Lewis Avenue and Fulton Street in the neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, is named in honor of community advocate Charles C. Pinn (1966- 1995).
Charles "Chris" Pinn first served as an intern . . . — — Map (db m242960) HM
What was here before?
Originally home to the Lenape, this site eventually became part of the Lefferts family property. The Lefferts patriarch Leffert Pietersen Van Haughwout arrived in Brooklyn in 1660 and the family became one of the . . . — — Map (db m242959) HM
On this site stood the Van Pelt House, portions of which dated to the late 17th Century. During the Revolutionary War, local farmers like the Van Pelts saw their homes used to quarter British and Hessian officers as well as American prisoners. The . . . — — Map (db m30067) HM
This park is at the location of the oldest existing milestone in New York City. The New Ultrecht milestone was placed here in approximately 1741 under the reign of George II. The stone, which served as a directional post to travelers, stood at the . . . — — Map (db m30090) HM
This is the site of the original New Utrecht Reformed Church, built in 1700 on the main street of New Utrecht village. On August 22, 1776, General Howe’s troops occupied the old Church before moving to attack the Americans at Brooklyn Heights. . . . — — Map (db m30062) HM
This Liberty Pole marks the spot over which the American flag first waved in the town of New Utrecht. The original pole was erected by our forefathers at the Evacuation of the British, November 1783, amid the firing of cannons and demonstration of . . . — — Map (db m30342) HM
Completed in 1829, the Church incorporates in its walls the stones from the original structure, which had stood in the eastern corner of the old New Utrecht Reformed Church Cemetery, 16th Avenue and 84th Street since 1700. During the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m30069) HM
The walls of this building, constructed in early Gothic revival style in 1828, contain stones taken from a predecessor church built in 1700 as the first house of worship for the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of New Utrecht, organized in 1677. The . . . — — Map (db m30177) HM
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new . . . — — Map (db m30175) HM
An 18th century well that was about 35-feet deep and still contained water was discovered adjacent to this site in 2017 during construction. The well is believed to be associated with Fort Box, which was one of a line of entrenchments built as . . . — — Map (db m183066) HM
Brooklyn: Court Street - State Street, 1922-1931. Image from the Irma and Paul Milstein Division of the United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. — — Map (db m183080) HM
In the plaza adjacent to Borough Hall's imposing front steps, summer concerts, a year-round greenmarket and other civic events take place.
Brooklyn's Borough Hall, a downtown landmark since 1966, dates from the mid-19th century. Until . . . — — Map (db m183082) HM
On January 9, 1908, Downtown Brooklyn's Borough Hall Station opened. It was Brooklyn's first subway station and its first-ever underground link to Manhattan. — — Map (db m242759) HM
The cornerstone of the original church building on the present site of the St. Cyril's of Turau Cathedral was laid in 1850 by the congregation of the St. Peter's Episcopalian Church.
In 1857 that building was sold to the Reformed . . . — — Map (db m183067) HM
Our neighbor, the New York City Presbytery, owns this land that was once a rubble-strewn vacant lot. With permission from the Iglesia Presbiteriana del Cristo Vivo, a group of neighbors led by Hoyt Street resident, Margaret Cusack, decided to . . . — — Map (db m183077) HM
Please visit and enjoy the garden whenever the gate is open. the garden was created in 1975 by the Hoyt Street Association with help from neighbors and merchants. The land is owned by the Iglesia de Cristo Vivo. More information about the garden . . . — — Map (db m183078) HM
What was here before?
The Board of Estimate (a now defunct municipal body) first acquired this property in 1944 as part of the construction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE). Built under the direction of Triborough Bridge and Tunnel . . . — — Map (db m183118) HM
Trinity Park, on Gold Street between Sands and Nassau in downtown Brooklyn, is named in honor of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity also known as the Trinitarian Sisters. Under the auspices of the Catholic Settlement Association . . . — — Map (db m241391) HM
'Yellow Bird' was BBG's second yellow-flowering magnolia, introduced in 1981. As a backcross of 'Evamaria', its flowers are smaller but more intensely yellow, much like its seed parent, Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata. — — Map (db m204058) HM
'Spiced Spumoni' began as Magnolia BBG #374 at BBG's Kitchawan Research Center with hybridizers Dr. Evamaria Sperber, Dr. Lola Koerting, and Doris Stone. It found a home at Klehm's Song Sparrow Nursery in Wisconsin when Kitchawan's operations ceased . . . — — Map (db m204059) HM
This hybrid was introduced by BBG in 1989. Its unique flower is mostly yellow with magenta-rose veins appearing from its base. Its name honors the community activist and environmentalist who founded the Magnolia Tree Earth Center in Brooklyn. — — Map (db m204063) HM
This BBG hybrid was never officially registered. Its popularity as one of the darkest purple magnolias led to its market introduction and unofficially official naming by Fairweather Gardens Nursery in New Jersey in 2001. — — Map (db m204069) HM
Known for many years solely by its test plot number, 1164, 'Judy Zuk' was officially named in 2007 in admiration of the former BBG president whose favorite flower was the magnolia. This unique cultivar's yellow flower has a pink blush at its base . . . — — Map (db m204067) HM
Magnolia 'Marillyn' was the last BBG introduction before the breeding program shut down operations in 1991. Introduced in 1989, this hybrid honors Marillyn Wilson, a BBG benefactor and onetime BBG board member. It boasts bright purple flowers . . . — — Map (db m204061) HM
Many of the fruits you know and love—cherries, peaches, apricots, pears, plums, and apples—originated in the Middle East, Asia, or Europe. Over centuries, farmers worldwide have bred an amazing diversity of these fruits. Among apples alone, there . . . — — Map (db m204033) HM
The potato, adapted to the wide variety of climates in the Andes Mountains, was among the first plants cultivated by people in Peru, more than 10,000 years ago. Maize (corn) is believed to have been grown originally in the fertile valleys of . . . — — Map (db m204040) HM
Plants that grow along the water's edge provide food, shelter, and nest material for birds.
Canada goose
North America has seven subspecies of Canada goose but the one that Brooklynites encounter is the giant Canada goose. Native to . . . — — Map (db m204014) HM
Knot gardens intertwine the beauty of plants with the artistic skills of pruning and sculpting. Appearing in English, French, and Italian gardens during the Renaissance, early knot gardens symbolized harmony and order.
A New Take on the . . . — — Map (db m204023) HM
Atlantes Figures, circa 1899
From the Hugh J. Chisolm residence, formerly at 813 5th Avenue, Manhattan, unknown architect
Limestone
65.130.1-4, Anonymous Arts Recovery Society
These four burly male figures once ornamented the town house . . . — — Map (db m109509) HM
Benne, or sesame seed, has been used by people for over 5,000 years. Benne seeds grow inside of a pod that bursts when the seeds are ripe. These seeds are the main ingredient in benne balls, a dessert invented by Afro-Trinidadian people that is made . . . — — Map (db m203992) HM
Each spring, this garden puts on a spectacular show of pink cherry blossoms as rows of Prunus 'Kanzan' bloom. In fall, scarlet oaks (Quercus coccinea) that line the outer paths display colorful leaves.
Cherry Esplanade . . . — — Map (db m204052) HM
This century old garden is devoted especially to children in BBG's gardening classes. Everything you see here is planted, tended, and harvested by kids!
🔎 Look for hand-painted signs
Children don't just plant the . . . — — Map (db m204111) HM
Since 1914, children of all ages have used the Children's Garden as a living classroom to explore the natural world with hands-on activities. Every year, thousands of participants in many different programs cultivate this garden.
The . . . — — Map (db m204112) HM
Written records of this plant's use in China go back more than 2,000 years; how did it arrive in the Caribbean? European colonizers kidnapped and tricked people from China and other countries to move to the Caribbean to work. Plants from these . . . — — Map (db m203995) HM
NYC's iconic Lower East Side pickle can trace its origins to the vining cucumber plant native to the foothills of the Himalayas. Introduced by Columbus, cucumbers were already being cultivated in America when Brooklyn Dutch farmers began growing . . . — — Map (db m204031) HM
Dasheen is a tropical yam-like vegetable related to eddoe. It has many different names and is grown in more than 40 countries around the world. Scientists believe dasheen has been grown for over 5,000 years, even before rice or millet! Dasheen is . . . — — Map (db m203999) HM
Dasheen is a tropical yam-like vegetable related to eddoe. It has many different names and is grown in more than 40 countries around the world. Scientists believe dasheen has been grown for over 5,000 years, even before rice or millet! Dasheen is . . . — — Map (db m204115) HM
East Asia and South Asia
Rice and soybeans, native to Asia, were first domesticated 7,000 to 10,000 years ago in subtropical regions of India, China, and Japan. Today they remain dominant agricultural products and are mainstays of the . . . — — Map (db m204030) HM
Eddoe is a tropical potato-like vegetable that is a family member of dasheen (taro). Eddoe traveled from China and Japan to the West Indies along with people who were forced to live and work in the Caribbean by European colonizers. Despite this . . . — — Map (db m204020) HM
Eddoe is a tropical potato-like vegetable that is a family member of dasheen (taro). Eddoe traveled from China and japan to the West Indies along with people who were forced to live and work in the Caribbean by European colonizers. Despite this . . . — — Map (db m204119) HM
Attributed to Harry Lowe
(American, dates unknown)
Four Pairs of Pegasus Figures, 1934
From the New York City Fire Service Pumping Station, Neptune Avenue at West 23rd Street, Coney Island, Brooklyn, designed by Irwin. S. Chanin . . . — — Map (db m109508) HM
Ginger has been used to settle upset stomachs for over 2,000 years! This flowering plant has a special stem (called a rhizome) that is used for its flavor, smell, and ability to heal. Ginger, like horseradish and wasabi, lets out a chemical with a . . . — — Map (db m204005) HM
Ginger has been used to settle upset stomachs for over 2,000 years! This flowering plant has a special stem (called a rhizome) that is used for its flavor, smell, and ability to heal. Ginger, like horseradish and wasabi, lets out a chemical with a . . . — — Map (db m204118) HM
Ionic Capital and Column Base, circa 1901-
From the Pennsylvania Railroad Station, formerly 31st to 33rd Streets between 7th and 8th Avenues,
Manhattan, designed by Charles Folen McKim
Limestone
66.250.2 Gift of Lipsett Demolition Co. and . . . — — Map (db m109510) HM
"My birdhouse is based on my childhood home in the suburb of Pļavnieki in Riga, Latvia. The architectural style of the typical Soviet-era bloc housing I grew up in was embedded in my early imagination, and became a formative aesthetic in my art . . . — — Map (db m204072) HM
In 1999, this apple tree was planted in the Children's Garden. BBG received two saplings of a Rambo apple tree planted by John Chapman, aka Johnny Appleseed, in Ohio. He promoted the planting of apple trees on the frontier in the early 1800s. — — Map (db m203990) HM
These scarlet oaks are dedicated in remembrance of the events of September 11, 2001 and to those who lost their lives that day.
The Norway maples that grew as the first generation of trees on this site were planted in November 1918 to . . . — — Map (db m204050) HM WM
This formal garden opened in 1921 to complement the Palm House, the Garden's original conservatory. Shimmering pools of water-loving plants are bordered by hardy perennials and seasonal annuals.
The Perennial Border and the Annual . . . — — Map (db m204073) HM
This formal garden opened in 1921 to complement the Palm House, the Garden's original conservatory. Shimmering pools of water-loving plants are bordered by hardy perennials and seasonal annuals.
Providing a stunning backdrop for the . . . — — Map (db m204074) HM
Brooklyn Botanic Garden occupies part of the unceded territory of the Munsee Lenape people, who were the stewards of this land before genocide and forced migration pushed the Lenape west and north to rebuild their nations in what are now . . . — — Map (db m204042) HM
Brooklyn Botanic Garden occupies part of the unceded territory of the Munsee Lenape people, who were the stewards of this land before genocide and forced migration pushed the Lenape west and north to rebuild their nations in what are now . . . — — Map (db m204053) HM
Brooklyn Botanic Garden occupies part of the unceded territory of the Munsee Lenape people, who were the stewards of this land before genocide and forced migration pushed the Lenape west and north to rebuild their nations in what are now . . . — — Map (db m204120) HM
Evidence of madder dye use has been found in ancient Egyptian mummies and archaeological sites in India dating to 2500 BCE. Madder was also mentioned in the writings of Pliny the Elder in the first century CE. — — Map (db m204022) HM
Early spring is fragrant in this formal garden. Magnolia trees are among the earliest flowering plants—their fossils date back to 145 million years ago.
The Administration Building, which opened in 1917 as a laboratory building, is . . . — — Map (db m204056) HM
In years past, BBG played an important role in magnolia breeding and produced a number of significant hybrids. In and around Magnolia Plaza, you'll find seven of these notable hybrids.
[Caption:]
Dr. Evamaria Sperber by her . . . — — Map (db m204064) HM
Well known today as decorations in Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico, marigold petals have been used for hundreds of years as a yellow dye plant by many Native American civilizations. — — Map (db m204018) HM
In the sunny, mild northern Mediterranean, native herbs like thyme, oregano, rosemary, bay laurel, sage, and savory were first cultivated 10,000 years ago. They produce aromatic oils with intense flavors that help them avoid being eaten by . . . — — Map (db m204027) HM
All of the plants in this bed can be used to create natural dyes. Most are well-known sources that have been used since ancient times, and many can be found in your garden or kitchen! The type of textile—wool yarn, velvet, linen, muslin—affects each . . . — — Map (db m204017) HM
Louis H. Sullivan
(American, 1856-1924)
Pilaster Capitals, 1898
From the Bayard-Condict Building, 65 Bleeker Street, Manhattan, designed by Louis H. Sullivan
Cast stone
64.260.1-6, Gift of Anonymous Arts Recovery . . . — — Map (db m109514) HM
Plaque, circa 1885
From the Mulcaster Building, formerly at 1297 3rd Avenue at 68th Street, Manhattan, unknown architect
Terracotta
69.181, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Frost
This delightful image of a butterfly-child sipping nectar from . . . — — Map (db m109513) HM
More than 7,000 years ago, people living in the Andes Mountains began cultivating the potato, eventually growing thousands of different kinds. Along the way they also developed chuño, potatoes preserved by freeze-drying, for use during food . . . — — Map (db m204038) HM
Unknown Artist and Maker
(American, Akron, Ohio)
Replica of the Statue of Liberty, circa 1900
Galvanized sheet steel and zinc over iron frame
Gift of the Athena-Liberty Lofts, L.P., The Athena group, and Brickman Associates, in honor of the . . . — — Map (db m109515) HM
Created in 1917 and expanded in 1992, this boulder-strewn slope showcases compact plants suited for growing in shallow, arid soils.
Most of the plants here need good drainage and little water. The microclimates created by the . . . — — Map (db m204047) HM
One of two species of Douglas fir, an important North American timber tree. The Okanagan Colville tribe in the Pacific Northwest used this tree for tent poles and spear shafts. Look for the cones easily identified by "rabbit ear" scales. — — Map (db m204055) HM
Sub-Saharan Africa
Crops like pearl millet and sorghum were first cultivated at least 5,000 years ago in savannas south of the Sahara Desert. These plants have extensive root systems well suited to the long dry season of this region. . . . — — Map (db m204029) HM
Did you know grass can taste sweet too? Sugarcane is a tall, tropical grass that is used to make about 70% of sugar in the world. For over 100 years, enslaved Africans were forced to work on sugarcane plantations in the Caribbean to produce millions . . . — — Map (db m204010) HM
The poppy-seed-size grain is mostly grown in its native Ethiopia, where it is adapted to extreme heat and drought. Injera, a spongy flat bread made of fermented teff flour, has been a staple food in the region for centuries. — — Map (db m204034) HM
In the gardens of Japan, nature is rarefied, abstracted, and interpreted to reveal lessons about life and our own place in the larger scheme of things. Symbolic elements imbue the landscape with deeper meaning. Among the major features of the . . . — — Map (db m106162) HM
Espalier (es-PAL-yay) is the art of training woody trees and shrubs, usually on a wall or fence. A painting of an espaliered fig tree in an ancient Egyptian tomb shows this pruning method to be thousands of years old. . . . — — Map (db m204035) HM
Turmeric plants are harvested for their brightly colored underground stems, called rhizomes. Turmeric rhizomes have been used for over a century for medicine, food, and in spiritual practices in the Caribbean. A key ingredient in curry, turmeric is . . . — — Map (db m204003) HM
This impressive tree is planted in large gardens and old estates for its large, unusual form. Native to European woods, this cultivar was first planted in NYC in 1847. View the larger native American beech in Bluebell Wood—both have coppery fall . . . — — Map (db m204048) HM
Enjoy your visit to Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 52 acres of specialty gardens featuring more than 12,000 species and cultivars of plants from around the world.
Be sure to stop by the Steinberg Visitor Center to learn about membership, programs, . . . — — Map (db m203989) HM
"Adapting to new spaces isn't always easy for me. When I read about birds who adapt objects into nests, I wanted to learn more about them. Wenenoke is for birds that adapt found objects into nests. Bird bottles, or 'martin pots,' were used in . . . — — Map (db m204075) HM
Among the oldest plant dyes, woad was one of the holy trinity of medieval dye plants, along with weld (Reseda luteola) and madder (Rubia tinctorum). These swatches were dyed using a homemade vat method. — — Map (db m204015) HM
Plants are the primary producers of the oxygen and food that we need to survive—and they also play important roles in almost every aspect of our daily lives.
Untapped Possibility
People have used plants medicinally since prehistoric . . . — — Map (db m204019) HM
This house was the former home of the Brooklyn Excelsiors, baseball champions of the United States in 1860. Constructed in 1851, the building was once the Jolly Young Bachelors clubhouse. The Bachelors evolved into the Excelsiors baseball team. One . . . — — Map (db m181657) HM
Built of brick laid in Flemish Bond, these three buildings, all listed in city directories prior to 1830, are among the best surviving examples of Federal Style row houses of the early nineteenth century. An underground tunnel, lighted by a skylight . . . — — Map (db m33730) HM
Located in the southernmost portion of Brooklyn Heights, this playground is named after Adam "MCA" Yauch (1964-2012), a founding member of the 1980's punk/hip hop band The Beastie Boys.
This property was acquired by the City in 1944 as part . . . — — Map (db m241427) HM
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller transformed post-World War II theater with explorations of social injustice, individual responsibility, and the American dream. For more than 70 years he created screenplays, fiction, essays, an . . . — — Map (db m181623) HM
This tablet marks the Brookland Ferry Landing from which point the American Army embarked during the night of August 29th, 1776 under the direction of General George Washington! ably assisted by Colonel John Glover of Marblehead, Massachusetts?
. . . — — Map (db m30052) HM
Brooklyn's oldest building, this porticoed Greek Revival structure, designed by Gamaliel King, was built in 1846-51 as Brooklyn's City Hall. The cupola was added in 1898 when Brooklyn was consolidated into Greater New York City, and the building . . . — — Map (db m146163) HM
This handsome red brick building was built in 1860-61 as offices for the city of Brooklyn Railroad Company, one of New York City's first large-scale transit operators. By 1867, the company served 22 million passengers annually, operating twelve . . . — — Map (db m35109) HM
Notables from George Washington to writers and artists, gravitate to Brooklyn Heights.
Encouraged by Robert Fulton’s ferry from Manhattan in 1814, residents built handsome houses of wood, brick and brownstone in all the principal styles of the . . . — — Map (db m134834) HM
Brooklyn Heights
Notables, from George Washington to writers and artists, gravitate to Brooklyn Heights.
Encouraged by Robert Fulton's ferry from Manhattan in 1814, residents built handsome houses of wood, brick and brownstone in all . . . — — Map (db m181616) HM
Brooklyn Heights
Notables, from George Washington to writers and artists, gravitate to Brooklyn Heights.
Encouraged by Robert Fulton's ferry from Manhattan in 1814, residents built handsome houses of wood, brick and brownstone in all . . . — — Map (db m241423) HM
Brooklyn Heights, with its elegant promenade and dramatic view of Manhattan, is one of the most uniformly preserved 19th century residential districts in New York City. It was developed soon after 1814, when Robert Fulton's first steam-powered . . . — — Map (db m33085) HM
Brooklyn Heights, with its elegant promenade and dramatic view of Manhattan, is one of the most uniformly preserved 19th century residential districts in New York City. It was developed soon after 1814 when Robert Fulton's first steam powered ferry, . . . — — Map (db m209655) HM
McKenzie, Voorhees and Gmelin designed this structure in a modified Roman Eclectic style. The interior marble was quarried in Tennessee and Vermont, the granite for its base in Deer Island, Maine, and most of its limestone façade in Indiana. This . . . — — Map (db m149132) HM
This memorial is dedicated to the heroic men and women of the Borough of Brooklyn who fought for liberty in the Second World War 1941-1945 and especially to those who suffered and died. May their sacrifice inspire future generations and lead to . . . — — Map (db m183092) WM
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